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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Tennessee
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players that were born in this state.
Where players grew up or went to school does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Birthplace | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Todd Helton | 1B | 1997 | Knoxville | 103 |
| 2 | Turkey Stearnes | CF | 1920 | Nashville | 127 |
| 3 | Tommy Bridges | SP | 1930 | Gordonsville | 165 |
| 4 | Vada Pinson | CF | 1958 | Memphis | 271 |
| 5 | Mookie Betts | RF | 2014 | Nashville | 280 |
| 6 | David Price | SP | 2008 | Murfreesboro | 413 |
| 7 | Ben Chapman | CF | 1930 | Nashville | 588 |
| 8 | Ed Bailey | C | 1953 | Strawberry Plains | 629 |
| 9 | Fred Toney | SP | 1911 | Nashville | 695 |
| 10 | Sonny Gray | SP | 2013 | Nashville | 704 |
| 11 | Roy Cullenbine | RF | 1938 | Nashville | 756 |
| 12 | Bryan Harvey | RP | 1987 | Sodd-Daisy | 760 |
| 13 | Tim McCarver | C | 1959 | Memphis | 828 |
| 14 | Clyde Milan | CF | 1907 | Linden | 863 |
| 15 | Bill Madlock | 3B | 1973 | Memphis | 899 |
| 16 | Henry Kimbro | CF | 1937 | Nashville | 908 |
| 17 | Steve Finley | CF | 1989 | Union City | 1050 |
| 18 | Leon Wagner | LF | 1958 | Chattanooga | 1107 |
| 19 | Robbie Ray | SP | 2014 | Brentwood | 1160 |
| 20 | Claude Osteen | SP | 1957 | Caney Springs | 1239 |
| 21 | Red Lucas | SP | 1923 | Columbia | 1259 |
| 22 | Tillie Walker | LF | 1911 | Telford | 1327 |
| 23 | Jim Turner | SP | 1937 | Antioch | 1365 |
| 24 | Noodles Hahn | SP | 1899 | Nashville | 1498 |
| 25 | Jim Gilliam | 2B | 1953 | Nashville | 1520 |
| 26 | John Stone | LF | 1928 | Lynchburg | 1633 |
| 27 | Sid Hudson | SP | 1940 | Coalfield | 1642 |
| 28 | Ed Whitson | SP | 1977 | Johnson City | 1702 |
| 29 | Robert Griffith | SP | 1934 | Liberty | 1806 |
| 30 | Lefty Stewart | SP | 1921 | Sparta | 1822 |
| 31 | Wild Bill Wright | CF | 1932 | Milan | 1872 |
| 32 | R.A. Dickey | SP | 2001 | Nashville | 1873 |
| 33 | Emery Adams | SP | 1932 | Collierville | 1874 |
| 34 | Austin Riley | 3B | 2019 | Memphis | 1917 |
| 35 | Phil Garner | 2B | 1973 | Jefferson City | 1930 |
| 36 | Mike Minor | SP | 2010 | Chapel Hill | 1957 |
| 37 | Rick Honeycutt | RP | 1977 | Chattanooga | 1967 |
| 38 | Clyde McCullough | C | 1940 | Nashville | 1993 |
| 39 | Clyde Shoun | RP | 1935 | Mountain City | 2009 |
| 40 | Bob E. Smith | SP | 1923 | Rogersville | 2024 |
| 41 | Jimmy Johnston | 3B | 1911 | Cleveland | 2156 |
| 42 | Ben Cantwell | SP | 1927 | Milan | 2258 |
| 43 | Jim Weaver | SP | 1928 | Obion County | 2492 |
| 44 | David Weathers | RP | 1991 | Lawrenceburg | 2512 |
| 45 | Earl Gurley | LF | 1922 | Chattanooga | 2540 |
| 46 | Drew Pomeranz | SP | 2011 | Collierville | 2606 |
| 47 | Clyde Wright | SP | 1966 | Jefferson City | 2638 |
| 48 | Chuck Taylor | RP | 1969 | Shelbyville | 2827 |
| 49 | Henry Wright | SP | 1929 | Columbia | 2929 |
| 50 | Greg McMichael | RP | 1993 | Knoxville | 2975 |
| 51 | Bob Caruthers | SP | 1884 | Memphis | 2998 |
| 52 | Hod Lisenbee | SP | 1927 | Clarksville | 3001 |
| 53 | Jim L. Hickman | RF | 1962 | Henning | 3081 |
| 54 | Otis Starks | SP | 1919 | Chattanooga | 3136 |
| 55 | Rick Dempsey | C | 1969 | Fayetteville | 3234 |
| 56 | Doc Johnston | 1B | 1909 | Cleveland | 3248 |
| 57 | Willie Bobo | 1B | 1923 | Unknown | 3312 |
| 58 | Sammy Strang | 3B | 1896 | Chattanooga | 3329 |
| 59 | Joe Oliver | C | 1989 | Memphis | 3384 |
| 60 | Finest Branham | SP | 1920 | Castalian Springs | 3425 |
| 61 | Wayne Garland | SP | 1973 | Nashville | 3449 |
| 62 | Harvey Hendrick | 1B | 1923 | Mason | 3570 |
| 63 | Dale Alexander | 1B | 1929 | Greeneville | 3581 |
| 64 | Slick Castleman | SP | 1934 | Donelson | 3718 |
| 65 | Johnny Gooch | C | 1921 | Smyrna | 3746 |
| 66 | Felton Stratton | 3B | 1923 | Nashville | 3778 |
| 67 | Mike Smithson | SP | 1982 | Centerville | 3791 |
| 68 | Jute Bell | SP | 1924 | Jellico | 3795 |
| 69 | Deacon Meyers | SP | 1921 | Columbia | 3833 |
| 70 | Lefty Calhoun | SP | 1932 | Union City | 3854 |
| 71 | Bill Hill | SP | 1896 | Chattanooga | 3874 |
| 72 | Chad Kimsey | RP | 1929 | Copperhill | 3895 |
| 73 | Dan Griner | SP | 1912 | Centerville | 3928 |
| 74 | Jerry Blevins | RP | 2007 | Johnson City | 4053 |
| 75 | Jim Hardin | SP | 1967 | Morris Chapel | 4056 |
| 76 | Hub Perdue | SP | 1911 | Bethpage | 4082 |
| 77 | Bob Tillman | C | 1962 | Nashville | 4084 |
| 78 | Ray Crone | RP | 1954 | Memphis | 4113 |
| 79 | Lee Guetterman | RP | 1984 | Chattanooga | 4120 |
| 80 | Erv Brame | SP | 1928 | Big Rock | 4141 |
| 81 | Jamie Walker | RP | 1997 | McMinnville | 4184 |
| 82 | Jimmy Oldham | SP | 1920 | Brownsville | 4239 |
| 83 | David West | RP | 1988 | Memphis | 4263 |
| 84 | Ray Phelps | SP | 1930 | Dunlap | 4317 |
| 85 | Ken Burkhart | RP | 1945 | Knoxville | 4332 |
| 86 | Charlie Henry | SP | 1922 | Knoxville | 4397 |
| 87 | Earl Webb | RF | 1925 | White County | 4406 |
| 88 | Derrick Turnbow | RP | 2000 | Union City | 4444 |
| 89 | Claude Jonnard | RP | 1921 | Nashville | 4555 |
| 90 | Chris Zachary | RP | 1963 | Knoxville | 4607 |
| 91 | John Dobbs | CF | 1901 | Chattanooga | 4633 |
| 92 | Morten Clark | SS | 1908 | Bristol | 4670 |
| 93 | George Sherrill | RP | 2004 | Memphis | 4780 |
| 94 | Aaron Fultz | RP | 2000 | Memphis | 4800 |
| 95 | Clarence White | SP | 1928 | Unknown | 4824 |
| 96 | Doc Dennis | 1B | 1943 | Nashville | 4910 |
| 97 | Tom Bolton | RP | 1987 | Nashville | 4926 |
| 98 | Johnny Beazley | SP | 1941 | Nashville | 5158 |
| 99 | Tom Dukes | RP | 1967 | Knoxville | 5184 |
| 100 | Steve Wylie | SP | 1944 | Clarksville | 5292 |
| 101 | Ray Moss | RP | 1926 | Chattanooga | 5324 |
| 102 | Leonard Henderson | 3B | 1930 | Hamilton County | 5345 |
| 103 | Ewing Waddy | 1B | 1932 | Allisona | 5436 |
| 104 | Frank Russell | RF | 1943 | Nashville | 5498 |
| 105 | William VanLandingham | SP | 1994 | Columbia | 5504 |
| 106 | Roy Walker | SP | 1912 | Lawrenceburg | 5506 |
| 107 | Robert Bonner | 1B | 1921 | Fayetteville | 5517 |
| 108 | Ed Wright | RP | 1945 | Dyersburg | 5537 |
| 109 | Hulon Stamps | SP | 1924 | Henry County | 5604 |
| 110 | Tom Rogers | SP | 1917 | Sparta | 5608 |
| 111 | Jimmy Outlaw | LF | 1937 | Orme | 5650 |
| 112 | Ron Willis | RP | 1966 | Willisville | 5654 |
| 113 | Zack Cozart | SS | 2011 | Memphis | 5659 |
| 114 | Jim Mooney | RP | 1931 | Mooresburg | 5697 |
| 115 | Jack Ridley | CF | 1929 | Unknown | 5753 |
| 116 | Jim Winford | RP | 1932 | Shelbyville | 5755 |
| 117 | Bruce Petway | C | 1906 | Nashville | 5781 |
| 118 | Rex Brothers | RP | 2011 | Murfreesboro | 5804 |
| 119 | Johnny Stuart | RP | 1922 | Clinton | 5823 |
| 120 | George McConnell | SP | 1909 | Shelbyville | 5852 |
| 121 | Bennie Tate | C | 1924 | Whitwell | 5873 |
| 122 | Robert Gaston | C | 1932 | Chattanooga | 5885 |
| 123 | Johnny Ray (1911) | CF | 1937 | Franklin | 5909 |
| 124 | Carl Doyle | RP | 1935 | Knoxville | 5924 |
| 125 | Daniel Norris | SP | 2014 | Johnson City | 5933 |
| 126 | Art Pennington | 1B | 1941 | Memphis | 5934 |
| 127 | Roy Evans | SP | 1897 | Knoxville | 5936 |
| 128 | Herlen Ragland | RP | 1919 | Buffalo Valley | 5993 |
| 129 | Bob Fisher | SS | 1912 | Nashville | 6057 |
| 130 | Dakota Hudson | SP | 2018 | Chattanooga | 6162 |
| 131 | Samuel Dewitt | 2B | 1919 | Bristol | 6234 |
| 132 | Charlie Gassaway | RP | 1944 | Gassaway | 6339 |
| 133 | Granville Lyons | 1B | 1932 | Nashville | 6344 |
| 134 | Luther Roy | RP | 1924 | Ooltewah | 6347 |
| 135 | Brent Rooker | DH | 2020 | Germantown | 6403 |
| 136 | Bunny Downs | 2B | 1914 | Chattanooga | 6489 |
| 137 | John Shackelford | 3B | 1924 | Memphis | 6507 |
| 138 | Jason Davis | RP | 2002 | Chattanooga | 6508 |
| 139 | Black Bottom Buford | 2B | 1929 | Unknown | 6525 |
| 140 | Jimmy Ford | 3B | 1937 | Memphis | 6725 |
| 141 | Turner Barber | LF | 1915 | Lavinia | 6729 |
| 142 | Bobby Reeves | 3B | 1926 | Hill City | 6863 |
| 143 | Jimmy Gobble | RP | 2003 | Bristol | 6897 |
| 144 | Justin Grimm | RP | 2012 | Bristol | 6924 |
| 145 | Jerry Bell | RP | 1971 | Madison | 6946 |
| 146 | Tex Covington | RP | 1911 | Henryville | 7015 |
| 147 | Bonnie Hollingsworth | RP | 1922 | Jacksboro | 7089 |
| 148 | Andy Drake | C | 1932 | Kenton | 7094 |
| 149 | Frank Bates | SP | 1898 | Cleveland | 7210 |
| 150 | Mike Paxton | SP | 1977 | Memphis | 7274 |
| 151 | Dutch McCall | SP | 1948 | Columbia | 7310 |
| 152 | George Myers (P) | SP | 1921 | Columbia | 7315 |
| 153 | Lefty Davis | RF | 1901 | Nashville | 7379 |
| 154 | Jim Baskette | RP | 1911 | Athens | 7384 |
| 155 | Cory Gearrin | RP | 2011 | Chattanooga | 7430 |
| 156 | Tack Summers | LF | 1923 | Fayetteville | 7467 |
| 157 | Bradford Bennett | LF | 1940 | Obion | 7503 |
| 158 | Charlie Shields | SP | 1902 | Jackson | 7607 |
| 159 | Limb McKenry | SP | 1915 | Piney Flats | 7609 |
| 160 | Jim Constable | RP | 1956 | Jonesborough | 7614 |
| 161 | Jess Doyle | RP | 1925 | Knoxville | 7759 |
| 162 | Marv Throneberry | 1B | 1955 | Collierville | 7826 |
| 163 | Logan Forsythe | 2B | 2011 | Memphis | 7838 |
| 164 | Frank Pearson | SP | 1945 | Memphis | 7850 |
| 165 | Pop-boy Smith | RP | 1913 | Newport | 7919 |
| 166 | Kerby Farrell | 1B | 1943 | Leapwood | 7926 |
| 167 | Faye Throneberry | RF | 1952 | Fisherville | 7942 |
| 168 | Charlie Petty | SP | 1889 | Nashville | 7944 |
| 169 | Mark Freeman | RP | 1959 | Memphis | 7945 |
| 170 | Carden Gillenwater | CF | 1940 | Riceville | 7969 |
| 171 | Chuck Smith | SP | 2000 | Memphis | 8007 |
| 172 | Walt Bond | 1B | 1960 | Denmark | 8126 |
| 173 | Lane Thomas | LF | 2019 | Knoxville | 8147 |
| 174 | Bill Hopper | RP | 1913 | Jackson | 8320 |
| 175 | Bill McTigue | RP | 1911 | Nashville | 8333 |
| 176 | Joe McClain | SP | 1961 | Johnson City | 8349 |
| 177 | Claude Hayslett | SP | 1937 | Fayette County | 8401 |
| 178 | Bob Blaylock | RP | 1956 | Chattanooga | 8611 |
| 179 | Fred Archer | SP | 1936 | Johnson City | 8615 |
| 180 | Joe Shipley | RP | 1958 | Morristown | 8628 |
| 181 | George Archie | 3B | 1938 | Nashville | 8660 |
| 182 | Hank DeBerry | C | 1916 | Savannah | 8817 |
| 183 | Jack Dalton | CF | 1910 | Henderson | 8836 |
| 184 | Pat McGlothin | RP | 1949 | Coalfield | 8843 |
| 185 | John Antonelli | 3B | 1944 | Memphis | 9024 |
| 186 | Hardin Cathey | RP | 1942 | Burns | 9025 |
| 187 | Harry Baumgartner | RP | 1920 | South Pittsburg | 9034 |
| 188 | Carl Thompson | RP | 1912 | Spring City | 9126 |
| 189 | Pete Charton | RP | 1930 | Jackson | 9317 |
| 190 | Carlos Moore | RP | 1930 | Clinton | 9363 |
| 191 | Jim Hickman | CF | 1915 | Union City | 9384 |
| 192 | Bryan Morris | RP | 2012 | Tullahoma | 9386 |
| 193 | Glen Stewart | SS | 1940 | Tullahoma | 9428 |
| 194 | Bill Bolden | RP | 1919 | Dandridge | 9487 |
| 195 | Doc Prothro | 3B | 1920 | Memphis | 9511 |
| 196 | Lefty Sullivan | RP | 1939 | Nashville | 9652 |
| 197 | Wil Crowe | SP | 2020 | Kingston | 9689 |
| 198 | Bob Baird | SP | 1962 | Knoxville | 9861 |
| 199 | John Mitchell | SP | 1986 | Dickson | 9883 |
| 200 | Steve Searcy | RP | 1988 | Knoxville | 9915 |
| 201 | Tom Winsett | LF | 1930 | McKenzie | 10002 |
| 202 | Bill Nagel | 2B | 1939 | Memphis | 10025 |
| 203 | Earl Allen | RP | 1937 | Smithville | 10085 |
| 204 | Ryan Weathers | SP | 2021 | Loretto | 10117 |
| 205 | Jeff Bennett | RP | 2004 | Donelson | 10123 |
| 206 | Dewon Brazelton | SP | 2002 | Tullahoma | 10201 |
| 207 | Chad Harville | RP | 1999 | Selmer | 10202 |
| 208 | Justus Sheffield | SP | 2018 | Tullahoma | 10267 |
| 209 | John Sneed | RF | 1884 | Memphis | 10297 |
| 210 | Alec Mills | RP | 2016 | Clarksville | 10311 |
| 211 | Guido Grilli | RP | 1966 | Memphis | 10420 |
| 212 | Bubba Trammell | RF | 1997 | Knoxville | 10458 |
| 213 | Matt Palmer | RP | 2008 | Memphis | 10555 |
| 214 | Tod Sloan | RF | 1913 | Madisonville | 10576 |
| 215 | Bob Long | RP | 1981 | Jasper | 10682 |
| 216 | Foster Castleman | 3B | 1954 | Nashville | 10693 |
| 217 | Red Massey | CF | 1918 | Sevierville | 10705 |
| 218 | Tony Kemp | 2B | 2016 | Franklin | 10758 |
| 219 | Matt Reynolds | RP | 2010 | Knoxville | 10897 |
| 220 | Brett Martin | RP | 2019 | Morristown | 10928 |
| 221 | Jim Bailey | RP | 1959 | Strawberry Plains | 10955 |
| 222 | Steve Dillard | 2B | 1975 | Memphis | 10971 |
| 223 | Sam Moll | RP | 2017 | Lakeland | 11029 |
| 224 | Phil Gagliano | 2B | 1963 | Memphis | 11031 |
| 225 | Andrew Triggs | SP | 2016 | Nashville | 11168 |
| 226 | Bill Akers | SS | 1929 | Chattanooga | 11230 |
| 227 | Mickey Callaway | SP | 1999 | Memphis | 11253 |
| 228 | Tom Ford | SP | 1890 | Chattanooga | 11542 |
| 229 | Ray Hamrick | SS | 1943 | Nashville | 11555 |
| 230 | Nolen Richardson | 3B | 1929 | Chattanooga | 11602 |
| 231 | War Sanders | SP | 1903 | Maynardville | 11745 |
| 232 | Ryne Harper | RP | 2019 | Clarksville | 11828 |
| 233 | Caleb Joseph | C | 2014 | Nashville | 11886 |
| 234 | David Hess | SP | 2018 | Tullahoma | 11969 |
| 235 | Landon Knack | SP | 2024 | Johnson City | 12056 |
| 236 | Billy Meyer | C | 1913 | Knoxville | 12083 |
| 237 | Charlie Mitchell | RP | 1984 | Dickson | 12137 |
| 238 | Jack Farmer | 2B | 1916 | Granville | 12231 |
| 239 | Johnny Gill | LF | 1927 | Nashville | 12282 |
| 240 | Penn Murfee | RP | 2022 | Nashville | 12315 |
| 241 | Collin Snider | RP | 2022 | Nashville | 12362 |
| 242 | Tom Saffell | CF | 1949 | Etowah | 12503 |
| 243 | Cody Reed | RP | 2016 | Memphis | 12682 |
| 244 | Chris Beasley | RP | 1991 | Jackson | 12744 |
| 245 | Charlie Moran | SP | 1903 | Nashville | 13011 |
| 246 | Chick Autry | 1B | 1907 | Humboldt | 13016 |
| 247 | Hillis Layne | 3B | 1941 | Whitwell | 13045 |
| 248 | Chad Jenkins | RP | 2012 | Chattanooga | 13093 |
| 249 | Jimmy Moore | LF | 1930 | Paris | 13110 |
| 250 | Kerry Lacy | RP | 1996 | Chattanooga | 13254 |
| 251 | Jake Wells | C | 1888 | Memphis | 13303 |
| 252 | Bubber Jonnard | C | 1920 | Nashville | 13373 |
| 253 | Bob Montgomery | C | 1970 | Nashville | 13471 |
| 254 | Mike Milchin | RP | 1996 | Knoxville | 13484 |
| 255 | Rod Bolton | SP | 1993 | Chattanooga | 13517 |
| 256 | Art Ruble | LF | 1927 | Knoxville | 13676 |
| 257 | Sam Clay | RP | 2021 | Knoxville | 13741 |
| 258 | Ed Foster | RP | 1908 | Lebanon | 13751 |
| 259 | Floyd Rayford | 3B | 1980 | Memphis | 13802 |
| 260 | Logan Darnell | SP | 2014 | Nashville | 13883 |
| 261 | Red Holt | 1B | 1925 | Dayton | 14013 |
| 262 | Michael McKenry | C | 2010 | Knoxville | 14054 |
| 263 | Chad Bell | RP | 2017 | Knoxville | 14065 |
| 264 | Ike Brown | 2B | 1969 | Memphis | 14099 |
| 265 | Kenny Roberts | RP | 2015 | Murfreesboro | 14104 |
| 266 | Taylor Duncan | 3B | 1977 | Memphis | 14257 |
| 267 | Reggie Williams | CF | 1985 | Memphis | 14349 |
| 268 | Daniel Wright | SP | 2016 | Bartlett | 14520 |
| 269 | Stephen Pryor | RP | 2012 | Donelson | 14618 |
| 270 | Ben Harris | RP | 1914 | Donelson | 14670 |
| 271 | Mark Davidson | RF | 1986 | Knoxville | 14772 |
| 272 | Sam Ewing | RF | 1973 | Lewisburg | 14901 |
| 273 | Ben Joyce | RP | 2023 | Knoxville | 14980 |
| 274 | Tucker Ashford | 3B | 1976 | Memphis | 15255 |
| 275 | Wes Parsons | RP | 2018 | Clarksville | 15324 |
| 276 | Ernie Bowman | SS | 1961 | Johnson City | 15346 |
| 277 | Kyle Waldrop | RP | 2011 | Knoxville | 15351 |
| 278 | Jordan Sheffield | RP | 2021 | Tullahoma | 15354 |
| 279 | Greg Bird | 1B | 2015 | Memphis | 15373 |
| 280 | Nicky Delmonico | LF | 2017 | Knoxville | 15408 |
| 281 | Hunter Stratton | RP | 2023 | Bristol | 15463 |
| 282 | Evan Carter | LF | 2023 | Elizabethton | 15941 |
| 283 | Hunter Goodman | RF | 2023 | Arlington | 15946 |
| 284 | Ethan Roberts | RP | 2022 | Sparta | 15973 |
| 285 | Cody Carroll | RP | 2018 | Mount Juliet | 16072 |
| 286 | Eric Hanhold | RP | 2018 | Bartlett | 16074 |
| 287 | Caleb Cotham | RP | 2015 | Mount Juliet | 16149 |
| 288 | Ryan Kelly | RP | 2015 | Memphis | 16166 |
| 289 | Taylor Hill | RP | 2014 | Nashville | 16197 |
| 290 | Brett Carroll | RF | 2007 | Knoxville | 16306 |
| 291 | Ben Johnson | LF | 2005 | Memphis | 16323 |
| 292 | Daniel Ortmeier | 1B | 2005 | Chattanooga | 16327 |
| 293 | Tim Raines Jr. | CF | 2001 | Memphis | 16377 |
| 294 | Jason Maxwell | 2B | 1998 | Lewisburg | 16403 |
| 295 | Tony Johnson | LF | 1981 | Memphis | 16524 |
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